With Oscar season at full boil (although it feels more lukewarm), it only makes sense to pick out a thoughtful and informative article concerning the awards. The article is called 'Why the only part of The Oscars you need to watch... is the bit at the end.' And it actually comes to us from a LAMB-in-waiting (he's applied, but hasn't yet been debuted with his very own LAMB number), his blog is called thistimeitwillbedifferent. In this article he explains why we should all stop drooling over the more flamboyant Oscar categories, and show a little more love to, I know this sounds crazy, Best Animated Short nominees. Give him a chance to convince you. According to him:I've found a part of the whole awards process that I'm not only interested in, but that is woefully under-covered and under-supported. It's something that I've recently become rather interested in and have been convinced (just like it's literary counterpart) of its relevancy and status as an art form. I am of course talking about The Oscar for The Best Short Film (Animated). [Read the full review here]
The best part is that this is the introductory article to a 10-part series discussing all the semi-finalists that were recently announced. Check it out!
The rest of the chops!
Site Name: A Life in Equinox - a movie-lover's journal
Post Title/Link: Review: A Dream of Family
Submitted By: A Life in Equinox - a movie-lover's journal
Site Name: Marshall and the Movies
Post Title/Link: Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Submitted By: Marshall and the Movies
Site Name: Cold Fusion Video Reviews
Post Title/Link: Review: District 9
Submitted By: Cold Fusion Video Reviews
Site Name: Japan Cinema
Post Title/Link: Review: Ninja Assassin
Submitted By: Japan Cinema
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